A
remote place like Eaglenest has been mainly visited by foreigners, and
is organized by only few tour operators, basically due to the excessive
cost and extreme planning involved ...... however, Nature Indiahas now made Eaglenest WLS visit possible for many with a Great Budgettrip without compromising the quality :-)

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Birding in Nameri Tiger Reserve, Eastern Assam

Covering
an area of apprx. 200 Sq. Kms., situated in Eastern Himalayan foothills
and on the banks of Nameri river, Nameri Tiger Reserve, is one of the
most scenic wildlife parks in India. It is in the eastern border of
Assam in the valley and mountains of Arunachal Pradesh.

Nameri is probably only known place in India for endangered, White-winged Wood Duck,
essentially a resident of the dense tropical evergreen forest. It
prefers to live in inaccessible swampy areas formed by rivers, streams,
creeks, etc. It has very distinctive and ghostly voice, which gives him
'Deo Huns', name in Assamese, meaning Spirit Duck. Not easy to spot, as these are extremely rare and elusive.

Nameri is home to many other bird species like Sultan
Tit, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird, Pin-tailed Green Pigeon, Common Merganser,
Ibis Bill, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Oriental Hobby, Crow-billed
Drongo, Maroon Oriole and many more wonderful birds.. Nameri is also famous for high density of Elephants. If lucky, one can see large congregations of Whreath & Great Pied Hornbills.

The
only way to go inside the park is by boat as you need to cross the
river to enter the park and you know what….you can walk inside the
jungle (A forest guard with gun accompanies you due to wild elephants
around), a good opportunity to explore other fauna including orchid
laden trees and butterflies …Moreover, the Nameri-Eco Camp
that we are going to stay is renowned as an excellent place to see
Oriental Hobby, Brown-Hawk Owl, Blue-bearded Bee-eaters, Forest Eagle
Owl and even Capped-Langurs !!

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Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh

The
name "Eaglenest" was derived from Indian Army's 'Red Eagle Division'
which was posted in this area in 1950. The Indian 4th Infantry Division
also known as 'Red Eagle Division' was an infantry division of British
Indian Army. It was formed in Egypt in 1939 and was the first Indian
Army division to go overseas during second world war.

Eaglenest
Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in West Kameng District of Arunachal
Pradesh, the place where Sun rises as early as 4.00am!! The Sanctuary
covering an area 218 sq. kms. is neighbored by Sessa Orchid Sanctuary to
the North-East and Pakke Tiger Reserve to the East. The altitude ranges
extremely from 500mtrs to 3200mtrs. The forest types here varies from
Temperate forests to high-altitude Bamboo plains to Tropical Rain
forest. Although, all the birds seen here are special, there are few super specialties of Eaglenest, most prominent of them is recently discovered Bugun Liochichla.

One can see this bird around Lama camp accompanying Rusty-fronted Barwings and Bhutan Laughingthrushes….. yes, now start getting used to such bird names as we often read & see them only in books!! Other specialties are Ward’s Trogon, Beautiful Nuthatch, Cutia, Wren-babblers, Fulvettas, Rufous-necked Hornbill and Scimitar Babblers to name few. Eaglenest is famous for mix-hunting parties, in which 25-30 species of the birds can easily seen together. The bird checklist of this area is around 500 species.

We will be visiting 2 base camps at Eaglenest situated at different altitudes to get the most our of the trip.

Lama Camp(2400mtrs)
First
camp site developed in Eaglenest WLS. Situated at picturesque location,
this is the site around which Bugun Liochichla was discovered. The bird
can be seen even on the backside of camp. Other birds seen in the area
are;Beautiful Sibia, Bhutan,
Chestnut-crowned, Spotted Laughingthrushes, Blue-fronted Redstart,
Olive-backed Pipit, Green-tailed Sunbird, Yellow-browed and
Black-spotted Yellow Tit, Rufous-winged Fulvetta etc...

Bompu Camp(1950mtrs)
Most happening place in Eaglenest WLS for bird watching. The camp site is situated among one of the most dense forest in India. Birds seen here are: Ward's
Trogon, Red-tailed Minla, Yellow-throated and Brown-throated Fulvetta,
Stripe-throated and Rufous-vented Yuhina, Stripe-breasted Barwing,
Golden-breasted Fulvettas and many more.....

Eaglenest
WLS certainly is on top of the list for any birdwatcher. Here is a
chance for you to see the birds in wild, which you have so far seen only
in books. An ultimate place a bird watcher can visit. Normally we count
number of birds seen in a trip, here in Eaglenest, if its your 1st
visit, then you count number of Lifers seen as more than 80% of the
birds seen here will be Lifers for you!! Bag lifers in hundreds in single trip! Register fast.....

There
are other flights also available.... Please check the arrival &
departure timing at Guwahati for to & fro flights. Book fast to
get concessional rates.

By Rail:
One can reach Guwahati by 5647 Guwahati express, but it runs only on Fridays and takes about 53 hours :-(

*NatureIndia will not assist in booking for air/train tickets*ea

Saturday, 09th March, 2013:
Pick-up at Guwahati Airport at 11.30 Hrs…..Departure in jeep for
Nameri. On the way stop over to see first lifer of the trip @Guwahati
dumping ground..... Stay overnight at Nameri Eco Camp.

More details on the itinerary will be given to those who register.....______________________________________________________________

Trip charges : (Guwahati to Guwahati only)….

Rs. 38700/- Only
Includes Stay in tents on twin sharing basis at Nameri Eco camps and Eaglenest (beds with sleeping bags), Local
transport by Jeeps, Park entry charges, Local Expert charges,
vegetarian food, Entry permits for Arunachal Pradesh, Articles on
Nameri & Eaglenest and bird checklist, on board mineral water
and snacks, Camera Charges if any………

Individuals will have to pay additional entry charges IF there is any increase in charges by forest dept. as per the rules.

Please note:
Since this is a remote location, the facilities are basic at Eaglenest
WLS with tent accommodation and common toilets. However the stay is very
clean and food is very good.

Stay Arrangements

Nameri Eco-camp, Nameri

Lama Camp, Eaglenest WLS

PS: Unfortunately, if the flight from Guwahati to Mumbai is cancelled due to bad weather or for any other reasons, NatureIndia will not to be responsible for making stay arrangements. Although, NatureIndia will assist for hotel bookings.

Registration:You can register by sending a confirmatory mail to natureindiatours@gmail.com and by paying a non refundable Advance of Rs.12000/- after getting a registration mail from us..... (The seats will only be confirmed after receiving the advance amount) …..the
remaining amount will be collected later in 3 phases as mentioned
below.......Please Register at the earliest as only 12 seats are
available.

Payment terms:Phase 1 - Rs. 12000/- as non-refundable
Advance to be paid immediately, to confirm the participation. We need
to forward this as an advance for logistics & to block our
seats.